The Eurobarometer is a program commissioned by the European Commission to monitor public opinion in the European Union member countries. Topics vary with each series, and have included agriculture, energy, environment, gender roles, immigration, knowledge of foreign languages, poverty, public health, technology, and other special topics.

Eurobarometer 77.1 covered topics including: health; drug abuse, alcohol, and smoking; language and linguistics; international politics and organization; and science and technology.